Gondola — The 'it just works' media center for parents.

@peterfreeby As I understand it, you legal own your dvds and not all DVD titles are available on NetFlix. Add dvd .vob files to Gondola 👉 watch on Apple-tv/IPad forever. That's the idea here right @chrismcchubs ?

@eonpilot @chrismcchubs That would definitely make sense, except that for my old dvd collection I used Handbrake (https://handbrake.fr) to convert all my dvd's to video and then just uploaded them to iTunes where it syncs to the cloud automatically. It sits right alongside the other movies/tv shows/music I've bought on iTunes already without having to introduce a whole new ecosystem for my media, and works with iTunes family sharing, so I have access to all the same movies as the rest of my family.

@eonpilot @chrismcchubs It's definitely well designed and constructed, but I'm just trying to figure out what circumstances would make it the better option over already pretty efficient preexisting tech

@peterfreeby @chrismcchubs Chris is AWFK 👉 Australia time. So I guess I'm the designated liaison. I used to use Handbreak, but I rather just drag and drop dvds to an RPI + 4TB hdd. And be done with it. As for ITunes + ICloud. ICloud has maximum Allowed GB and I feel ITunes is a bit too bloated for me. We all have different "media workflows" and we all have different preferences when it comes to bandwidth/local/remote/privacy/capacity etc. I feel the idea behind Gondola is a breath of fresh air in this space.

@peterfreeby Probably not an enormous target, but hopefully I can help some interested people out. Re iTunes uploading, not an ideal solution in Australia due to our poor internet bandwidth.

@eonpilot I wish I ever got it working on a Pi! It worked sporadically on a GetCHIP but not too reliable.